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SoleInvictus

@ SoleInvictus @lemmy.world

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  • you don't need consumerism or mass media to be happy

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  • Treat yourself to a two-hour nap without our latest Life DLC™! Only $29.99*!

    *Per nap. We cannot guarantee you will fall asleep or stay asleep. All DLC is non-refundable.

  • Games that respect your time.

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  • And it's SUCH a good game. I got through it with the DLC and cried at the end.

  • Why Won’t Rich Republicans Loan Money to Upstanding Businessman Donald Trump?

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  • Oh! Early morning me misunderstood your comment. I thought you were referring to the author's comment, not the previous commenter. Now I see what you meant.

  • I got hit by a car today!

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  • Not a lawyer but a guy with shoulder problems from teenage antics. I just want to add that you really need to aggressively pursue treatment for that shoulder. The better you handle it now, the more you'll thank yourself.

  • Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory

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  • Please stop spreading misinformation. You're on the internet. Kindly fact check yourself in the future. It's better for everyone, including you!

  • They panic-bought bidets during the pandemic. It changed their lives.

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  • We had ours during the pandemic. While my friends and coworkers griped about toilet paper shortages, it was like having a hidden superpower.

  • Dwarf Fortress creator blasts execs behind brutal industry layoffs: 'I think they're horrible… greedy, greedy people'

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  • Don't forget that executive compensation is often significantly comprised of stock or stock options. By feeding the shareholders, they're feeding themselves.

  • Why Won’t Rich Republicans Loan Money to Upstanding Businessman Donald Trump?

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  • They're making light of the fact that only now has the author come to the conclusion that Trump is a crook, something known by most of the world years, if not decades, ago.

  • do you use cotton leggings? would you recommend them?

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  • I know they make terrible shirts.

  • do you use cotton leggings? would you recommend them?

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  • Whoa, that post history. Now I have to wonder if this is a fetish or if OP has an obsessive/compulsive disorder.

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    The Karen of Lemmy

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  • Indeed, this isn't my only account, nor is it even my primary.

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    The Karen of Lemmy

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  • At least on Lemmy.world, it's now visible when comments are removed. It's not uncommon that I see multiple comments complaining about what the tankies are going to do and few to no removed comments. Given Lemmy.world is also the instance whose members I see gripe about tankies the most, I currently believe it's just people using an out group to achieve some sort of personal goal, even if it's just as simple as wanting to comment but not really having a lot to say.

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    The Karen of Lemmy

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  • Tankies are pretty annoying, but what's much more annoying to me now is people whinging on about tankies that aren't even there. The amount of comments to the effect of "just wait for the tankies to read this and do (X)" vastly out numbers the number of comments I see from actual tankies. More often than not, those tankies fail to ever materialize.

  • This was the first result on Google

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  • I looked up the page and it gets worse.

    You will need to shop for a car inverter. Find one that is at least 1,500 watts, and it will help you power your refrigerator for up to five hours—usually without damaging your car battery. Considering how much food we keep in our refrigerators, a $200 car inverter is a bargain!

  • Game: Name a fun fact about where you're from and others will try to guess where that is

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  • Ooooh, that sounds like the Göta Canal, making you Swedish! The Masurian Canal was built far too late to be correct but my brain was fixated on the uselessness aspect.

  • 40-year-old homeowner says economy doesn’t add up: ‘I’m making the most money I’ve ever made, and I’m still living paycheck to paycheck’

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  • You can save $1000 a month? Damn!

  • Researchers Solve Mystery of The Sea Creature That Evolved Eyes All Over Its Shell

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  • I grew up believing the same until somewhere in high school, when I started taking science seriously.

    ... a jumble of local maximums and chance.

    I really like how you phrased this. I'm totally stealing it.

  • Researchers Solve Mystery of The Sea Creature That Evolved Eyes All Over Its Shell

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  • Oh no, rate of mutation is definitely a thing and is controlled by several factors. A big one is generation time, which is what it sounds like, the time between each generation. The copying of DNA is a source of mutations. This is why many controlled experiments on evolution are done with bacteria, who have super low generation times. For example, depending on temperature, the generation of many salmonella species is around 20-30 minutes. That lets you crank out massive numbers of potential mutations, then introduce a selective pressure, like an antibiotic the species normally isn't resistant to or an energy source it normally can't utilize, and see what happens.

    To answer your question, yes, a higher mutation rate would confer an advantage. To a point. Most mutations are deleterious and usually lead to death, a few are benign and do nothing (at that point), and a very rare few are immediately advantageous. As long as the rate of mutation isn't so high that the deleterious mutations combined with whatever other pressures are wiping out the population, more mutation means more chances to have the right trait to deal with a novel pressure or, very rarely, do something better.

  • You Should Know @lemmy.world
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    YSK: Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit mix makes fantastic waffles.

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    People who park in the handicapped ramp boil my blood.

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    99% to passing the shopping cart test yet they failed right next to the goal.

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
    SoleInvictus @lemmy.world

    95% to passing the shopping cart test yet failed immediately next to the goal.

  • Unpopular Opinion @lemmy.world
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    The influx of Redditors has had a detrimental effect on Lemmy.